A/N Thanks notwritten for the reviews. Bonus Chapter today because I got 200 hits. Is anyone else enjoying it?
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Jareth strolled in with Sarah. Sarah was laughing at something he had said. She had his arm around him. Jareth tried to pull her towards the office but Sarah wanted to eat in a booth. It seems that Jareth could not say no to her wishes. Sarah walked towards a booth in my section. Jareth again tried to take her in a different direction, but she liked a statue on the wall and wanted to sit near it. Valerie came in with a cookie and noticed me standing very still absolutely seething. It didn't take her very long to notice who I was staring at.
"Was she at the dinner last night?"
"Yes" I took the cookie and dove right in.
"Do you want me to take that table?"
"No." I was an adult. I would take her order and I would get everything perfect.
I walked over to the table and greeted them like I would any other customer, except that I did not look at Jareth. Sarah remembered me from the night before and asked how I was. I told her I was great and took her order. I stared straight at the menu while I waited for Jareth to order.
"You know what I like."
I was pretty sure he was testing me to see how mad I was, "Sure I will get you a nice tilapia with some coleslaw on the side and some steamed carrots." I stood there for a moment to see if either of them was going to say anything. I walked away thinking that either she didn't know him very well or she knew that I was just mad.
I ended up actually getting Jareth something he would eat. I couldn't just waste another meal like that. I watched Jareth for a while when I was not busy. He looked like he hadn't slept the night before. I figured he must have been at Sarah's all night. His hair was even out of whack. I brought Sarah's sandwich and I brought Jareth a bacon cheeseburger with no tomatoes or onions. I did not give him a pickle and the French fries were unsalted.
"I thought you were going to get some kind of fish?" Sarah asked innocently. I realized then that she really didn't know about his eating habits. She took a French fry and went to the salt shaker and he almost stopped her, but he didn't.
"Jareth doesn't like fish, I was joking about that to worry him. He also is disgusted by tomatoes and pickles, and doesn't like onions if they are big enough to taste. He is picky about salt too, so that's why the fries were unsalted." I hoped I was making some trouble but really I was trying to show off. I knew him so much better.
Sarah listened in amazement. Jareth just shot me an evil look and I returned it. This ended up having the opposite effect I wanted. Instead it provoked more conversation. She wanted to know everything he didn't like. They might be all day with that one. I left their table and continued working only stopping by to refill their drinks.
Sarah left and went to wherever it is she goes and Jareth went into his office. I heard him yell my name. Heck, all the staff heard him yell. Surprisingly the customers did not. I flinched and debated on not going in. Finally I held my head up, asked Valerie to cover for me and walked into his office and made a big show of slamming the door. I felt bad about two seconds later.
Jareth looked very upset: maybe a mix of upset, confused, and annoyed. "Why are these boxes on my desk? And why is this envelope on my chair?"
"It is the dress you bought, it is the shoes you bought, and it is the money for the things I cannot return." I suddenly felt like I was that hooker in "Pretty Woman" I started thinking about that scene but I had not seen it in a long time.
"Keep it"
"No"
"Why not"
"I don't want it," Every sentence we spoke got louder and louder.
"Fine," Jareth said very slowly, "Get… Back... To… Work"
I nodded and slowly walked out. I was scared but I was not going to let that show. I knew what was coming before I even heard it. The office window blinds were shut so no one could see, but only the staff was able to hear the crashes as Jareth began his tantrum. Since the customers could not hear it or ignored it, we all went back to our jobs until the shifts were over. Either the staff had seen or heard this happen before or they were too afraid to go check on him.
At the end of my shift, I decided that I should check on him. Jareth could be a bit reckless when he is angry. I am glad that he waited until I left the office and shut the door. He has some self control. It was my fault he was angry. I should have just kept a smile up and let everything go. I really needed to stop blaming myself. I found Jareth on the floor and immediately looked around him for blood. I did not see any so I tried to roll him over to check the front. His gloves were a little ripped up but everything looked alright.
I noticed that there was tiny piece of glass in his right hand. I knew he was going to be angry with me again, but I did it anyway. I took his gloves off and inspected his hand. I saw a couple gashes but nothing too serious. A couple on that hand had a few small glass pieces in them. I found some tweezers and started working them. However, my luck is horrible and he woke up after I got one.
Jareth sat straight up and glared at me.
"You have glass in your hand let me see so I can get it out"
I was shocked when Jareth held out his hands and let me finish. I looked around the room and sighed. I went to get a couple large trash bags, a dust pan and brush and began to clean the place up. Jareth sat on his throne and watched me for a few minutes.